@trudivo, Hello and welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. This is a great topic for the community. Thank you for posting it. All future readers will benefit from this post as well.

Please meet members @lzzie @mrsjhagen18, @geezer, @patricia1215, @hemicars and @lisa_sj99- all members who have mentioned trouble swallowing or caring for a loved one with throat cancer.

I would also like to share the link to our caregivers group with you. Please feel free to post and connect with those in the group that also are caring for a loved one. https://connect.mayoclinic.org/group/caregivers/

Did you and your husband meet with a dietician post operatively? If so, did they give you ideas for extra calories? Would smoothies be an option for him? There are all kinds of recipes on the web. (if you find a favorite make sure to share it with your friends on connect! 🙂 )